1. an HCO
Area Office is attached to each
Central Organization. It expedites internal and
external communications and in
particular communications to and from
HCO WW and myself. As part of
communications supervision it
hat checks into
existence with
staff members
HCO Bulletins,
HCO Policy Letters and other official
releases. It
issues and keeps to date the
organization hats.
HCO Area keeps the
org board. Fundamentally it is also a library of
technical and administrative
data consisting of books,
mimeos,
tapes and
general know-how.
(HCO PL 20 Dec 62) 2. the whole activity of an HCO
Area Office is
communication,
collection,
local book sales,
technical level, administrative
form,
ethics,
certificates and awards. To this, through
HCO Continental, is added
broad promotion and
dissemination such as
public book sales, the
magazine, ads and
special events.
(HCO PL 20 Dec 62) 3. an HCO
Area Office has in its keeping the library of
Scn information for the
use of the
Central Org to which it is attached. It takes
care of collections. It makes sure that
HCO Bulletins and
HCO Policy Letters are
read and understood by the
Central Org, and its
personnel. It keeps the
org board. It can
security check any
Scientologist or
Central Org personnel. An HCO
Area Office does not
run the
Central Org or
hire or
fire its
personnel, but in
case of
emergency and in the absence of competent
Central Org personnel may find it necessary to take
charge temporarily.
(HCO PL 31 Jan 61, Spheres of Influence) 4. that
office that cares for a
Central Organization in
terms of preserving its
form and structure, taking
care of its
ethics,
technology and awards (
certificates). It carries on my function of preserving and managing
Central Organizations. It is for one
Central Organization and makes sure that policies and programs are carried out, that good
processing and
training are
given, that people who are
trained get examined and
certified. It administers
justice. It helps
care for
special events such as
ACCs and congresses
given in its
area. It sells books only through the
local Central Organization. Its
personnel consists of an
HCO Secretary Area, an
HCO Communicator Area, an
HCO Steno Area who is also
Secretarial Executive (or governing)
Director Area, an
HCO Board of
Review part or full-
time. It adds clerks and stenos as needful.
(HCO PL 2 Jan 59) 5. an
office of a
duly enfranchised Central Organization manned by an
actual HCO Secretary and her
staff as it may exist.
(HCO PL 13 Dec 58)